UDP Says Crime Out of Control: Wants Minister and CEO to Resign

The United Democratic Party today expressed its alarm over what they term the “explosion” of murders and other violent crimes around the country, particularly in Belize City. The party is calling for the resignation, or removal, of the Minister of Home Affairs. Kareem Musa, and the CEO in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Kevin Arthurs. They UDP claim the pair are traveling rather than expressing concern for community safety. The UDP notes that from January to September of 2021, there were already ninety murders, compared to seventy four for the same period in 2020. They also say gang-related gun-violence is affecting the vulnerable citizens such as children and elderly persons. In addition to the resignations, the UDP is calling on the Prime Minister to address the nation on this urgent national issue and say what his government intends to do to curtail the violence.